Midnite Vultures
Album by Beck
Released	23 November 1999
Recorded	July 1998 - June 1999
Genre	Alternative Rock
Length	58:24
Label	DGC
Producer(s)	Beck Hansen, Tony Hoffer, Mickey Petralia, and The Dust Brothers
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link NME (8/10) link The Onion (Positive) link Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) link Robert Christgau (*) link Rolling Stone link
Beck chronology
Mutations (1998)	Midnite Vultures (1999)	Sea Change (2002)

Midnite Vultures is an alternative rock album by Beck and was released in November 1999. Similar to most of Beck's previous albums in its exploration of widely varying musical styles, Midnite Vultures didn't achieve the same blockbuster success as his breakthrough, Odelay, but it was well-received by his fans and critics. Reaching # 34 in the US - where it went gold - Midnite Vultures also hit #19 in the UK. Beck Midnite Vultures album cover This is an album cover. ... An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Beck Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ... November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Geffen Records DARPA Grand Challenge ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Beck (disambiguation). ... Tony Hoffer is an American guitarist, music mixer, sound-designer, and producer who is credited for his work on multiple platinum-selling albums. ... The Dust Brothers are the New York-based producers E.Z. Mike (Michael Simpson) and King Gizmo (John King), famous for their creation of sample-based music in the 1980s, and specifically for their work on the groundbreaking albums Pauls Boutique by the Beastie Boys and Odelay by Beck. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a music magazine in the UK which has been published weekly since March 1952. ... The Onion is a parody newspaper published weekly in print and on the Internet. ... Pitchfork logo Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork, is a U.S.-based daily Internet publication devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. ... Robert Christgau (sometimes abbreviated in print to Xgau), born April 18, 1942, is an American essayist, music journalist, and rock critic. ... // History John Lennon - RS 1 (November 9, 1967)How I Won the War Film Still Founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner (who is still editor and publisher) and music critic Ralph J. Gleason, Rolling Stone was initially identified with and reported on the hippie counterculture of the... Description: Rating stars. ... Beck Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ... Mutations is an indie rock album by Beck and was released in 1998. ... Sea Change is a folk rock album by Beck, released in September 2002 (see 2002 in music). ... The terms alternative rock and alternative music[1] were coined in the 1980s to describe punk rock-inspired bands which didnt fit into the mainstream genres of the time. ... Beck Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell, July 8, 1970) is an American musician, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. ... 1999 is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Odelay is a 1996 album by indie rock artist Beck. ...

The first 500,000 copies came in a digipak. A digipak is a style of compact disc or DVD packaging. ...

Track listing

All songs written by Beck Hansen, except where noted. For other uses, see Beck (disambiguation). ...

1. "Sexx Laws" - 3:39
2. "Nicotine & Gravy" - 5:13
3. "Mixed Bizness" - 3:46
   • Followed by 25 seconds of in-between-track noise
4. "Get Real Paid" - 4:20
5. "Hollywood Freaks" (Beck Hansen/John King/Michael Simpson) - 3:59
6. "Peaches & Cream" - 4:54
7. "Broken Train" - 4:11 (originally titled "Out Of Kontrol")
8. "Milk and Honey" (Beck Hansen/Buzz Clifford) - 5:18
9. "Beautiful Way" - 5:35
   • Followed by 9 seconds of in-between-track spraypainting effects
10. "Pressure Zone" - 3:07
11. "Debra" (Beck Hansen/John King/Michael Simpson) - 13:46
    • The actual track is only 5:42 in length, but is followed by 7 minutes of complete silence, and then 1:04 of hidden electronic noise

The initial release of the album at Best Buy stores came accompanied with a bonus disc of 3 songs: Debra is the name of a song by Beck. ... This article or section is missing needed references or citation of sources. ...

1. "Salt In The Wound" - 3:24
2. "This Is My Crew" - 3:55
3. "Sexx Laws (Malibu Mix)" - 6:52

Although these albums were among the first 500,000 pressed, they came in standard jewel cases. The bonus disc was in a cardboard sleeve separate from the jewel case.

Samples

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Personnel

• Beck - Synthesizer, Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals, Choir, Chorus, Producer, Vocoder, Horn Arrangements, Mixing
• David Campbell - Viola, String Arrangements, String Conductor
• Larry Corbett - Cello
• Joel Derouin - Violin
• Brian Gardner - Mastering
• Bernie Grundman - Mastering
• Greg Leisz - Pedal Steel
• Jay Dee Maness - Pedal Steel
• Johnny Marr - Guitar (Electric)
• Michael Patterson - Mixing
• Herb Peterson - Banjo
• Fernando Pullum - Horn
• David Ralicke - Trombone
• Joe Turano - Horn, Vocals (background)
• Arnold McCuller - Vocals (background)
• Smokey Hormel - Guitar
• Joey Waronker - Percussion, Drums
• Beth Orton - Vocals (background)
• Chris Bellman - Mastering
• The Dust Brothers - Scratching, Programming, Producer, Engineer
• Robert Carranza - String Engineer
• Steve Baxter - Horn, Vocals (background)
• Justin Meldal-Johnsen - Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Percussion, Vocals (bckgr), Handclapping, Shaker, Upright Bass
• Steve Mixdorf - Second Engineer
• Valerie Pinkston - Vocals (background)
• Roger Manning - Organ, Synthesizer, Piano, Tambourine, Vocals (bckgr), Choir, Chorus, Clavinet, Percus, Shaker, Vocoder
• Mickey Petralia - Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
• Shauna O'Brien - Project Manager
• DJ Swamp - Scratching
• Eve Butler - Violin
• Charlie Gross - Photography
• Arroyo Bombers - Choir, Chorus
• Arroyo Tabernacle Mens Chorale - Choir, Chorus
• Jon Birdsong - Trumpet
• Derek Carlson - Second Engineer
• Eye - Artwork, Art Direction, Design, Collage
• Gimbop - Layout Direction
• Michel Gondry - Collage
• Tony Hoffer - Guitar, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Editing, Mixing, Wah Wah Guitar, Sound Design
• David Brown - Sax (Tenor)

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